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LM Studio desktop app for downloading and running open-source LLMs locally; the new Bionic is a local Agent that writes documents, writes code and automates tasks.
In spring 2023 One-line growth story, compiled by us from public sources; speculation is marked separately below.
Checkout visits over time
Checkout: checkout.stripe.com
1. Productwhat it sells, to whom, and how it charges
- Product
- LM Studio desktop app for downloading and running open-source LLMs locally; the new Bionic is a local Agent that writes documents, writes code and automates tasks.
- Users
- Privacy-minded developers and AI enthusiasts who want to run open-source LLMs on their own machine
- Positioning
- The leading desktop tool for running open-source models locally; free to use, with high brand recognition
- Pricing
- Free tier $0; Bionic+ $20/month; Pro $100/month Billing: subscription Free tier: yes Source: Existing
- Prices on site
- Free $0; Bionic+ $20 USD/month; Pro $100 USD/month (subscription)
- Price source
- lmstudio.ai
“Copy download link (shares installer only)”Quote from the site
2. Channelswhere new users come from and what the traffic looks like
New-user source: Other (Direct / referral / email / paid). Search 56.2%, direct 41.5%; search terms are almost all brand keywords (lm studio, lm studio download; brand keywords 97.7%); AI assistants drive 2.3% (ChatGPT 1.85%, Gemini 0.91%). Referrals come from llmstudio.ru, note.com and blog.google; social from YouTube, Reddit and X. New users hear about it via community word of mouth and tutorials, then search the name to download; existing users come back directly for updates.
Last month's traffic sources
Semrush source breakdown (desktop)
Five-class attribution
| Attributable new users, last month | Share |
|---|---|
| GEO | 2% |
| Other | 98% |
Direct + brand search 98%. Direct and brand search count as viral only when the site shows sharing mechanics; the largest share wins, under 5% means Other.
Countries
| Country | Share of visits |
|---|---|
| United States | 19.01% |
| China | 7.19% |
| India | 6.07% |
| Russia | 5.7% |
| Germany | 4.83% |
Countries (Semrush): Bangladesh 17.1%, United States 12.4%, Russian Federation 7.0%, Japan 4.4%, Germany 3.9%
Language
English
Social sources
YouTube, Reddit, X (Twitter)
AI assistants
| Source | Share |
|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 1.85 |
| Gemini | 0.91 |
| jan.ai | 0.28 |
AI referrals (Semrush): ChatGPT 62,850 (1.85%), Gemini 31,004 (0.91%), jan.ai 9,603 (0.28%), grok.com 2,973 (0.09%)
Keywords
5.5K keywords · brand ~98% · organic 100% / paid <0.01%
| Similarweb top 5 keywords |
|---|
| lm studio |
| lmstudio |
| lm studio download |
| llm studio |
| lm studio bionic |
Referring sites
109 referring sites
| Site | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| llmstudio.ru | 2.46% |
| note.com | 1.99% |
| blog.google | 1.93% |
Referrer categories
| Category | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| Computers Electronics and Technology - Other | 43.31% |
| Programming and Developer Software | 23.04% |
| Computer Hardware | 4.36% |
| Search Engines | 2.8% |
| News & Media Publishers | 2.43% |
Site metrics (Similarweb, last month)
- Visits, last 3 months
- 2.5M (3 months)
- Visits MoM
- -5.52%
- Country rank
- United States #22312
- Category rank
- Programming and Developer Software #466
- Bounce rate
- 48.39%
- Pages / visit
- 2.75
- Visit duration
- 00:02:43
- Industry
- Programming and Developer Software
- Top 3 channels
- Organic Search › Direct › Referrals (top channel 55.47%)
- Semrush monthly visits
- 3 months ago 2,411,958 · 2 months ago 2,901,039 · Last month 3,397,605 Semrush scale, ~3–4× Similarweb
- Semrush organic / paid search visits
- 272,769 / 0
- Semrush source breakdown (desktop)
- google.com · Google organic 45.5%, Direct 36.5%, chatgpt.com 2.0%, bing.com 2.0%, brave.com 1.9%
3. Growth pathhow the first users arrived and what kept it growing
Classification
Basics
Timeline
Growth loop
Revenue and scale clues
Confidence and gaps
Other sites that started via “External event tailwind”
Similar sitessame category, also growing via Other
FAQ
How many checkout visits does Lmstudio get per month?
About 8,596 last month (Similarweb estimate), #350 of 606; the month before was 207. Opening checkout is not paying, so this is not revenue.
Where do Lmstudio's new users come from?
New-user source: Other (Direct / referral / email / paid). Mostly referrals, email or paid, or mostly direct with no clear source Search 56.2%, direct 41.5%; search terms are almost all brand keywords (lm studio, lm studio download; brand keywords 97.7%); AI assistants drive 2.3% (ChatGPT 1.85%, Gemini 0.91%). Referrals come from llmstudio.ru, note.com and blog.google; social from YouTube, Reddit and X. New users hear about it via community word of mouth and tutorials, then search the name to download; existing users come back directly for updates.
How much does Lmstudio cost?
Free tier $0; Bionic+ $20/month; Pro $100/month
Dossier confidence: high. Parts 1 and 2 come from reading the site and Similarweb data; part 3 from public reporting, founder posts, Wayback snapshots, WHOIS and similar, with speculation marked.
The number: checkout visits is Similarweb's estimate of visits from the site to a checkout payment page; opening checkout is not paying, so this is not revenue. Small sites land on fixed buckets.
Data through last month. Page updated 2026-10-26.